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Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:35:09 +0000en-UShourly1Ebony Reigns’ father has received GH¢700K since Ebony’s deathhttps://topfmonline.com/ebony-reigns-father-received-gh%c2%a2700k-since-ebonys-death/
https://topfmonline.com/ebony-reigns-father-received-gh%c2%a2700k-since-ebonys-death/#respondWed, 15 Aug 2018 18:25:24 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27163New information reaching Ghpage.com has it that, Nana Opoku Kwarteng, the Father of the late Ebony Reigns has no reason to be upset with Ebony’s manager, Bullet because he has taken not less than GHS700,000 (700 Billion old cedis). George Britton, a close friend of Bullet and the manager of Hiplife Artist Keche has disclosed […]

]]>New information reaching Ghpage.com has it that, Nana Opoku Kwarteng, the Father of the late Ebony Reigns has no reason to be upset with Ebony’s manager, Bullet because he has taken not less than GHS700,000 (700 Billion old cedis).

George Britton, a close friend of Bullet and the manager of Hiplife Artist Keche has disclosed that Ebony’s father has taken not less than GHS700K ever since her daughter died so the plenty demands on the Manager is a proof of his greed.

The artist manager went on to reveal that Bullet just two weeks ago gave Nana Opoku Kwarteng $9,300 (GHS46,000) as Ebony’s Digital earnings.

In a series of Facebook post, George Britton wrote:

“If Bullet no go talk, me I go talk. U’ve made over Ghc700K n u r still talking… if u don’t want ur daughter to Rest In Peace. We too we no go make rest. What kinda man r u”?

Another post reads: “Ebony’s dad should stop before we release fyllas….who gave him the $9,300 3 weeks ago as Ebony’s digital sales? Why is he not talking about that? Why is he being so greedy?”

Ever since Ebony’s death, Nana Opoku Kwarteng has been on a warpath with the manager of her late daughter. He has leveled various allegations against Bullet.

He claims Bullet abused her daughter before she died and he has been cheating him of her money and other properties.

In a recent interview on Adom FM, Nana Opoku Kwarteng revealed that out of the GHS39,000 profits Bullet made at the Ebony Reigns concert organized in her memory, he gave him GHS2000.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/ebony-reigns-father-received-gh%c2%a2700k-since-ebonys-death/feed/0 4 picked up over Tamale Teaching Hospital attackhttps://topfmonline.com/4-picked-tamale-teaching-hospital-attack/
https://topfmonline.com/4-picked-tamale-teaching-hospital-attack/#respondWed, 15 Aug 2018 18:15:07 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27158At least four young men have been arrested by police in Tamale over the attack on the Tamale Teaching Hospital. Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Police Command, DSP Yussif Tanko told Joy News that the police arrested the four persons in a swoop at Aboabo community in Tamale. He noted that the suspects were […]

Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Police Command, DSP Yussif Tanko told Joy News that the police arrested the four persons in a swoop at Aboabo community in Tamale.

He noted that the suspects were picked up at the hideout of the ‘Kandahar boys’, a vigilante group affiliated to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Initial reports cited the Kandahar boys as responsible for the attack on the Chief Executive of the hospital but the group later issued a statement disassociating itself from the action.

The young men stormed the offices of the Chief Executive Monday and drove him out; citing incompetence and corruption for their act.

They allege that the CEO, Dr David Kolbila has set up a number of companies that he uses to lobby for supplies for the hospital.

DSP Tanko noted that the police has since commenced a full scale investigation into the incident. “We are screening them [suspects] and we have called the hospital authorities who were present at the time of the attack to help us with the investigations,” he told The Pulse programme on Joy News TV.

He added that as at Wednesday afternoon, the police could not confirm whether the suspects were members of the Kandahar boys or not.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/4-picked-tamale-teaching-hospital-attack/feed/0FIFA threatens to ban Ghana over govt meddling in footballhttps://topfmonline.com/fifa-threatens-ban-ghana-govt-meddling-football/
https://topfmonline.com/fifa-threatens-ban-ghana-govt-meddling-football/#respondWed, 15 Aug 2018 17:44:00 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27149Football’s world governing body, FIFA, has warned the government of Ghana over plans to liquidate the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following a corruption scandal led by an investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. In a statement issued on August 13, 2018; and signed by FIFA General-Secretary Fatma Samoura, the body said it was particularly worried about government’s undue interference […]

]]>Football’s world governing body, FIFA, has warned the government of Ghana over plans to liquidate the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following a corruption scandal led by an investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

In a statement issued on August 13, 2018; and signed by FIFA General-Secretary Fatma Samoura, the body said it was particularly worried about government’s undue interference in the affairs of the GFA in clear contravention to FIFA statutes.

The statement read in part, “Under these circumstances, the Bureau based on article 16 paragraph 1 of the FIFA statutes decided on 11 August 2018 that if the petition to start the liquidation process of the GFA is not withdrawn by Monday, 27 August 2018 at 12h00 (CET), the GFA will be suspended with immediate effect.

“The suspension would be lifted only once the above-mentioned petition is withdrawn and FIFAis given written proof thereof,” the statement added.

The letter was addressed to head of a Ghana government liaison team that was tasked to hold talks with FIFA to avert a ban after government suspended local football activities.

One June 12, 2018, an Accra High Court placed an interim injunction on the activities of the GFAfollowing an application by the Attorney General.

A month later, another High Court in Accra ordered that members, directors and officers of the GFA be restrained from exercising their powers in relation to the body’s activities. It also appointed a state body as liquidator.

All local football activities have been grounded since June this year after the investigative piece revealed corruption on the part of match officials across the football chain. The GFA president at the time, who was on FIFAand CAF committees, Kwesi Nyantakyi, was also involved in corrupt practices as captured on tape. he has since been suspended from football activities as a probe continues into the allegations.

Ghana’s Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Marfo will be leading a government delegation to FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland to meet the world football governing body over the impasse in Ghana football.

Yaw Osafo-Marfo was appointed by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to lead a 4-member team to Zurich to hold talks with FIFA over their threat to ban Ghana from all football-related activities in the aftermath of the Anas documentary.

The Government of Ghana led by the Attorney General attempted a dissolution of the football association in an Accra High Court after the documentary caught some Ghanaian football administrators in mass corruption but there have not been any proper measures from the Government for football reforms three months after the exposé.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/fifa-threatens-ban-ghana-govt-meddling-football/feed/0Kennedy Agyapong declared wanted in UAE for fraud(video)https://topfmonline.com/kennedy-agyapong-declared-wanted-uae-fraud/
https://topfmonline.com/kennedy-agyapong-declared-wanted-uae-fraud/#respondWed, 15 Aug 2018 17:31:23 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27144Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are on a manhunt for a Ghanaian businessman, Kennedy Agyapong, for allegedly defrauding an agency that recruits maid servants. Agyapong, who unlawfully took two Ghanaians to Dubai to work as maidservants can no longer be found after he was declared wanted by the police in Dubai. This came […]

]]>Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are on a manhunt for a Ghanaian businessman, Kennedy Agyapong, for allegedly defrauding an agency that recruits maid servants.

Agyapong, who unlawfully took two Ghanaians to Dubai to work as maidservants can no longer be found after he was declared wanted by the police in Dubai.

This came to light at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sitting on Tuesday.

It emerged that management in August 2015 paid an amount of AED 2,075 on behalf of two stranded Ghanaians who were recruited from Ghana to the Emirates to serve as house maids.

The Ghana mission in Dubai spent over AED 2,000 Dirham on the stranded Ghanaians but has received only AED 1,000 Dirham in repayment. It was further observed that one Mr. Kennedy Agyapong the brother of the stranded Ghanaian allegedly brought the ladies to be sold as maids. He was however later declared wanted by the Dubai Police for defrauding the maid services agency.

Management upon request for refund, received an amount of AED 1,000 on April 1, 2016 from Mr. Agyapong as part payment leaving AED 1, 1075 outstanding.

But speaking at the committee sitting, Bismark Amoako, Director of Finance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the said gentleman was on the run.

“The man cannot be traced in Dubai, unfortunately. But the general thing is that we do have these incidents every now and then where the missions are called upon to discharge since they are Ghanaian citizens. But in this case if you look at the outstanding balance, in USD terms [of] 292, we’ve scourged the whole of Dubai and can’t find him to come to come refund that amount”, he stated.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/kennedy-agyapong-declared-wanted-uae-fraud/feed/0Joselyn Dumas reveals why she allegedly broke up with John Dumelo after 2yrs of datinghttps://topfmonline.com/joselyn-dumas-reveals-broke-john-dumelo-2yrs-dating/
https://topfmonline.com/joselyn-dumas-reveals-broke-john-dumelo-2yrs-dating/#respondFri, 10 Aug 2018 23:45:03 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27130Ghanaian actress and sensational media personality, Joselyn Dumas has for the first time opened up about her alleged affair with actor/politician John Dumelo and why they broke up despite being crazy in love. John Dumelo married a few months ago to a pretty lady called Mawunya and Joselyn Dumas was one of the celebrities who made […]

]]>Ghanaian actress and sensational media personality, Joselyn Dumas has for the first time opened up about her alleged affair with actor/politician John Dumelo and why they broke up despite being crazy in love.

John Dumelo married a few months ago to a pretty lady called Mawunya and Joselyn Dumas was one of the celebrities who made it to the wedding but little did many people know that John and Joselyn actually dated before John married.

Speaking with Okay FM’s Abeiku Santana on his show, Atuu (Yet to be aired), Joselyn Dumas finally opened up on her affair with John Dumelo.

According to Joselyn Dumas, they were crazy in love and dated for 2 years but they had to break it off after the two years. She revealed they started dating after featuring together in some movies.

Joselyn Dumas said:

“John and I dated for 2 years. We were both crazy characters and after featuring together in three movies, we decided to go out.”

Well, for now, we will take the “Things didn’t work out Story” but our sources are already digging for more information and will update you when we uncover any further details after the airing of the show tomorrow.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/joselyn-dumas-reveals-broke-john-dumelo-2yrs-dating/feed/0Man Utd news: ‘I couldn’t bring him on’ – Mourinho explains Martial stance for Leicester on opening day of premiership.https://topfmonline.com/man-utd-news-couldnt-bring-mourinho-explains-martial-stance-leicester/
https://topfmonline.com/man-utd-news-couldnt-bring-mourinho-explains-martial-stance-leicester/#respondFri, 10 Aug 2018 22:43:31 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27124MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has explained why he did not bring Anthony Martial off the bench against Leicester. Manchester United beat Leicester 2-1 tonight with Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw scoring before Jamie Vardy’s late consolation. Martial watched on from the bench, left out of the team after attracting interest from Chelsea, Tottenham and […]

Martial watched on from the bench, left out of the team after attracting interest from Chelsea, Tottenham and Bayern Munich over the summer.

Many were surprised that Mourinho chose to leave the Manchester United forward on the bench, particularly given he was not at the World Cup in Russia.

But Mourinho has now explained the decision, saying he simply could not bring the 22-year-old on against Leicester. Instead, he brought on Marouane Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay.

Manchester United boss Mourinho said: “Mr Scudamore must be happy, it’s a good way to start the Premier League.

“A good match. A match where I needed six changes not three. I want to play Martial but I can’t, Paul Pogba can’t play 90, Fred the same. I need more changes.

“It was not easy to manage the game from the touchline. But I told the players we had good periods, lots of glimpses of the type of football we wanted to play. Leicester were strong in periods but we coped with that as a team.

“The team played as a team. In the second half I had Andreas Pereira and Fred with a yellow card, Paul was fantastic his contribution was amazing but the fuel was disappearing. We were in trouble.

“Martial in the last 20 minutes could have given us the second goal but I couldn’t make that change. The players gave everything, they gave what they had. Everybody did that.”

]]>https://topfmonline.com/man-utd-news-couldnt-bring-mourinho-explains-martial-stance-leicester/feed/0Idris Elba is close to finally winning the role of James Bondhttps://topfmonline.com/idris-elba-close-finally-winning-role-james-bond/
https://topfmonline.com/idris-elba-close-finally-winning-role-james-bond/#respondFri, 10 Aug 2018 20:49:52 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27120The rumours have endured for nearly a decade, but it looks like Idris Elba could finally be getting his shot at 007. The Luther star could beat odds-on favourites like Tom Hardy and Tom Hiddleston to the role of James Bond after winning the support of producer Barbara Broccoli. The Independent reports: “Director Antoine Fuqua revealed the details of […]

]]>The rumours have endured for nearly a decade, but it looks like Idris Elba could finally be getting his shot at 007.

The Luther star could beat odds-on favourites like Tom Hardy and Tom Hiddleston to the role of James Bond after winning the support of producer Barbara Broccoli. The Independent reports:

“Director Antoine Fuqua revealed the details of a conversation with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, in which she said “it is time” for a non-white actor to take on the iconic role.

“Fuqua discussed who might be next in the running with Broccoli, who’s certain the progressive move “will happen eventually”, with Idris Elba a reported frontrunner for the role.”

Former Sony honcho Amy Pascal backed Elba for the role in 2014 in a leaked email, but the British actor has always shied away from discussing the prospect, and even suggested that a woman should replace Daniel Craig this year.

“Are we interested in having a Bond character other than being a male? Could be a woman, could be a black woman, could be a white woman, but I think, that character, everybody would like to see it have—do something different with it, why not?”

Daniel Boyle is set to direct Daniel Craig’s last outing as 007, which is scheduled for release on 25 October.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/idris-elba-close-finally-winning-role-james-bond/feed/0Annual Ghanafest 2018 Columbus underwayhttps://topfmonline.com/annual-ghanafest-2018-columbus-underway/
https://topfmonline.com/annual-ghanafest-2018-columbus-underway/#respondFri, 10 Aug 2018 20:39:19 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27113 This year’s annual Ghanafest Columbus Ohio picnic which is slated for Saturday 11th August 2018 will be graced by Ghanian Gospel artists Cee and SP Kofi Sarpong. Also in attendance is the Columbus City Council Chair and representatives. A very colorful event which brings together Ghanaians from all across the United States especially Columbus Ohio […]

]]> This year’s annual Ghanafest Columbus Ohio picnic which is slated for Saturday 11th August 2018 will be graced by Ghanian Gospel artists Cee and SP Kofi Sarpong. Also in attendance is the Columbus City Council Chair and representatives.

A very colorful event which brings together Ghanaians from all across the United States especially Columbus Ohio to witness a celebration and showcasing of our rich culture and its diversity which is presented to the American society.

The celebration which usually begins around 10am ET, brings together churches within the Ghanaian society and all the local chiefs and its entire members. A formal parade with the Ghanaian anthem and that of the U.S anthem is played to commence the days events.

Chiefs within the Ghanaian community will later walk in their colorful regalia displaying all the customs and traditions upon which they represent. Cultural drumming and dancing and gospel artistes sing and dancing on stage for masses to enjoy.

Also added is a grand soccer tournament which is played amongst the Ghanaian churches. This year, many do hope that the Methodist church will still retain the prestigious trophy. Others also strongly believe this could definitely be the year for a youthful Pentecost Church to dominate the tournament. The event will be held at the Maloney park in Columbus Ohio.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/annual-ghanafest-2018-columbus-underway/feed/0‘Let’s do this brother, new challenge’ : Patrick Kluivert and Clarence Seedorf pose with Cameroon shirts after taking charge of national sidehttps://topfmonline.com/cameroon-appoints-clarence-seedorf-new-head-coach-indomitable-lions/
https://topfmonline.com/cameroon-appoints-clarence-seedorf-new-head-coach-indomitable-lions/#respondFri, 10 Aug 2018 20:15:49 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27109Clarence Seedorf is now the head coach of the Indomitable Lions, Cameroon’s national football team. Cameroon’s Ministry of Sports made the announcement on Saturday. The recruitment of the former Dutch star, ends a long controversy over the succession of Hugo Broos who led Cameroon to the continental title at the 2017 CAN tournament in Gabon. Seedorf will […]

]]>Clarence Seedorf is now the head coach of the Indomitable Lions, Cameroon’s national football team.

Cameroon’s Ministry of Sports made the announcement on Saturday. The recruitment of the former Dutch star, ends a long controversy over the succession of Hugo Broos who led Cameroon to the continental title at the 2017 CAN tournament in Gabon.

Seedorf will be assisted by Dutch coach Patrick Kluivert.

Clarence Seedorf, 42, is a renowned figure in international football. He had an intense career at the top of European football and coached AC Milan and then Deportivo La Coruna.

His assistant, Patrick Kluivert was Louis van Gaal’s assistant at the 2014 World Cup with the Netherlands.

Yaounde will host the next competition in 2019 and preparations are already underway.

The 2017 Africa cup of nations champions bid farewell to Hugo Broos who departed at the end of his contact in February, 2018.

Alexandre belinga took charge of the team while search for a new coach was made public.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/cameroon-appoints-clarence-seedorf-new-head-coach-indomitable-lions/feed/0VIDEO: SHATTA WALE AND SHATTA MITCHY ‘CAUGHT’ KISSINGhttps://topfmonline.com/video-shatta-wale-shatta-mitchy-caught-kissing/
https://topfmonline.com/video-shatta-wale-shatta-mitchy-caught-kissing/#respondFri, 10 Aug 2018 20:05:15 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27105 Top fm and tv has sighted a video of Dancehall King Shatta Wale and his baby mama, Shatta Michy which is fast going viral. The video is an excerpt of a yet-to-be-aired episode of GHOne TV’s Late Afternoon Show hosted by Berla Mundi. In the video, Shatta Wale is seen playing and dancing with […]

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https://topfmonline.com/story-not-related-video-test/#respondTue, 07 Aug 2018 02:27:59 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=27089Accra Hearts of Oak are close to confirming interim coach, Seth Hoffman, after an unsuccessful attempt at landing the signature of a preferred top notch choice. The Rainbow club were reported to have turned their attention to the European market to scout for a coach, but after failing in that effort, they resorted to the […]

Accra Hearts of Oak are close to confirming interim coach, Seth Hoffman, after an unsuccessful attempt at landing the signature of a preferred top notch choice.

The Rainbow club were reported to have turned their attention to the European market to scout for a coach, but after failing in that effort, they resorted to the local market for solution, while Hoffman was drafted as a stop-gap measure.

Having assessed the performance of the ex-Hearts of Lions gaffer, the club seem ready to hand Hoffman full responsibility.

A source close to the club confirmed to the Graphic Sports yesterday that the board and management were satisfied with his performance so far, and they were ready to make him the substantive coach.

Hoffman has been in charge of the club since Henry Wellington was fired last June, for poor performance and has been credited for the sudden transformation of the club which has led to their 3-0 win against Bechem United and 2-0 victory over Liberty Professionals in a friendly last week.

Graphic Sports source indicated that the coach’s philosophy sits well with the club and barren any last minute hitches, the former Wa All Stars coach would be given the green light to take charge of the club.

Hoffman who has also had a stint with Heart of Lions and deputised for Wellington during preseason last year, and sources say Togbe Afede XIV, board chairman of the club is eager to see the coach take full responsibility.

The source also confirmed that some discussions had gone on among members of the board who have given their full blessing to the idea of maintaining the ex-Auroras coach due to the transformation he has introduced to the team.

“I think what the team would do now would be to scout for a technical director to support Hoffman but he would be confirmed as the head coach” the source hinted.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/story-not-related-video-test/feed/0Inflation Drops To 12.1%https://topfmonline.com/inflation-drops-12-1/
https://topfmonline.com/inflation-drops-12-1/#respondThu, 13 Jul 2017 12:20:59 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=25355The average change in prices of goods and services, measured by inflation, dropped to 12.1 per cent in June this year. The rate was 12.6 per cent in May and the decline in the June figure was due to corresponding declines in the food and non-food inflation baskets. The June figure was announced at a […]

]]>The average change in prices of goods and services, measured by inflation, dropped to 12.1 per cent in June this year.

The rate was 12.6 per cent in May and the decline in the June figure was due to corresponding declines in the food and non-food inflation baskets.

The June figure was announced at a press conference in Accra Wednesday.

Factors

The acting Government Statistician, Mr Baah Wadieh, said the decline was the outcome of a drop in the combined effect of the food and non-food inflation rate within the period.

The year-on-year food inflation rate for June 2017 was 6.2 per cent compared with the 6.3 per cent recorded in May 2017.

However, the year-on-year non-food inflation rate of 15.1 per cent was more than two times that of the food inflation rate, which was 6.2 per cent.

The year-on-year inflation rate for imported items was 14.1 per cent, about 2.9 percentage points higher than the 11.2 per cent recorded for locally produced items.

“The main price drivers for the non-food inflation rate were transport (23.1 per cent), recreation and culture (20.8 per cent), furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance (20.6 per cent), clothing and footwear (16.6 per cent), miscellaneous goods and services (15.4 per cent) and health (14.3 per cent).

“The price drivers for the food inflation rate were fish and sea foods (12.7 per cent) and meat products (9.5 per cent),” he said.

Mr Wadieh added that five regions (Greater Accra, Upper West, Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and Western) recorded inflation rates higher than the national average.

The Upper West Region recorded the highest year-on-year inflation rate of 13.1 per cent, followed by the Greater Accra with 13.0 per cent. The Upper East Region recorded the lowest rate of 8.6 per cent.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/inflation-drops-12-1/feed/0Ray Phiri: South Africa’s Graceland star dieshttps://topfmonline.com/ray-phiri-south-africas-graceland-star-dies/
https://topfmonline.com/ray-phiri-south-africas-graceland-star-dies/#respondWed, 12 Jul 2017 12:47:41 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=25339South African jazz legend Ray Phiri has died at the age of 70 after a two-month battle with lung cancer. The guitarist, producer and vocalist rose to fame when he featured on Paul Simon’s Graceland album in 1986. He was admitted to hospital two weeks ago and died in the early hours of Wednesday morning. […]

PEOPLE confirmed with the Southwestern Regional Jail that Murphy was arrested on Monday in Whitman, West Virginia, around 7:40 p.m.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported he was booked on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery and domestic assault. He was released the same day on a $3,500 bond, according to the outlet.

According to TMZ, the argument between Murphy, 42, and his partner allegedly began over concerns of who would take care of their 6-month-old child. The dispute turned violent when the season 6 winner allegedly slapped her and hit her under her left eye with a golf club.

The Gazette-Mail reported the child was in the vicinity during the argument.

His manager told the Gazette-Mail in a statement Tuesday afternoon that Murphy was the one who was attacked.

Murphy further alleged in a statement to the newspaper that the woman attacked him with a golf club and knife.

“In defending myself, she obtained some bruises and swelling on her face,” he said. “I did not strike her.”

He claimed the argument began after she “trashed the home,” according to the Gazette-Mail, and that she had destroyed his property in the past.

“I was raised to protect women, and if not provoked and feeling I was in danger, I would never have defended myself in this manner.”

]]>https://topfmonline.com/americas-got-talent-winner-landau-eugene-murphy-jr-arrested-alleged-domestic-violence/feed/0Kim Kardashian slams accusations that cocaine was present in Snapchat videohttps://topfmonline.com/kim-kardashian-slams-accusations-cocaine-present-snapchat-video/
https://topfmonline.com/kim-kardashian-slams-accusations-cocaine-present-snapchat-video/#respondWed, 12 Jul 2017 10:46:17 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=25330Kim Kardashian West took to Twitter to immediately quash a vicious rumor accusing her of drug use. On July 10, Kim posted several Instagram and Snapchat videos promoting her new Kids Supply clothing collection. Many people, though, could only focus on the mysterious powdery substance on a counter behind her. The Internet was quick to assume […]

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Kim Kardashian West took to Twitter to immediately quash a vicious rumor accusing her of drug use.

On July 10, Kim posted several Instagram and Snapchat videos promoting her new Kids Supply clothing collection. Many people, though, could only focus on the mysterious powdery substance on a counter behind her.

The Internet was quick to assume that it was cocaine.

Kim smashed that rumor on July 11, tweeting, “I do not play with rumors like this so I’m gonna shut it down real quick. That’s sugar from our candy mess from dylan’s candy shop.”

The reality TV star has never been involved in a drug scandal and has said on many occasions that she doesn’t use drugs and rarely drinks.

“I never understand why people get so bothered by what other people choose to do with their lives. I don’t do drugs, I hardly drink, I’ve never committed a crime — and yet I’m a bad role model for being proud of my body?” she once wrote while defending her naked selfies.

In the past, Khloe Kardashian has also touched on her sister’s disinterest in indulging in drugs and alcohol.

“Kimberly does not drink alcohol whatsoever,” Khloe told Elle last year. “Pregnant or not, she’s just never been into it.”

Khloe also shut down rumors in 2015 after there were unsubstantiated reports of cocaine use following Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner’s graduation party.

“You guys will make up anything,” she wrote on Twitter at the time. “No! No one was doing coke at a graduation party in broad daylight with teenagers and 15 production cameras!”

She added, “We aren’t as wild as you want to believe. We were taking Jell-O shots though and you have to scrap the rim of the shot glass w ur finger to loosen up the jello in order 2 take it. Just say no to drugs kids! Drugs so not our style.”

]]>https://topfmonline.com/kim-kardashian-slams-accusations-cocaine-present-snapchat-video/feed/0Quincy Jones Claims He’s Owed $30 Million From Michael Jackson Recordingshttps://topfmonline.com/quincy-jones-claims-hes-owed-30-million-michael-jackson-recordings/
https://topfmonline.com/quincy-jones-claims-hes-owed-30-million-michael-jackson-recordings/#respondWed, 12 Jul 2017 10:41:40 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=25326Quincy Jones is owed about $30 million in unpaid royalties from Michael Jackson’s estate, the veteran producer’s attorney told a jury on Tuesday. Attorney Mike McKool delivered his opening argument in the trial, which is now underway in Los Angeles Superior Court. McKool said that before Jackson’s death in 2009, Jones had received his customary royalties from […]

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Quincy Jones is owed about $30 million in unpaid royalties from Michael Jackson’s estate, the veteran producer’s attorney told a jury on Tuesday.

Attorney Mike McKool delivered his opening argument in the trial, which is now underway in Los Angeles Superior Court. McKool said that before Jackson’s death in 2009, Jones had received his customary royalties from producing three albums: “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.”

But, McKool argued that that changed when Jackson died and the singer’s estate took control of his finances. Jackson’s death brought a surge of interest in his catalog, and the estate reaped an increased share of the royalties from his hit songs. But Jones was not allowed to share in the bounty, McKool contended, and indeed was not even informed of the increased royalties until after filing suit in 2013.

“He hasn’t been adjusted as Michael was adjusted,” McKool told the jury.

McKool also contends that Jones was shorted on his share of the profits from “This Is It,” the behind-the-scenes concert documentary released after Jackson’s death. McKool said the film made use of Jackson’s original recordings, but that Jones was not given an adequate share of the licensing fee. McKool said the film grossed more than $500 million, of which the estate took $90 million, but that Jones was paid only $455,000.

Zia Modabber, the attorney for Jackson’s estate, countered in his opening argument that Jones has been richly rewarded for his producing work even after Jackson’s death.

“We believe the evidence will show that Mr. Jones is not entitled to anything but a fraction of the money he’s after,” Modabber said. Since Jackson’s death, he said, “Mr. Jones has been paid over $18 million, and he will make millions more.”

Modabber showed the jury a 10-minute clip of “This Is It” before the trial broke for lunch.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/quincy-jones-claims-hes-owed-30-million-michael-jackson-recordings/feed/0CIA chief on Russian meddling: “They’ve been at this a hell of a long time”https://topfmonline.com/cia-chief-russian-meddling-theyve-hell-long-time/
https://topfmonline.com/cia-chief-russian-meddling-theyve-hell-long-time/#respondWed, 12 Jul 2017 09:47:25 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=25322CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Tuesday night that Russian “clearly” meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But Russian interference in U.S. elections is nothing new, Pompeo told an audience at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance dinner. Russians also intervened in the 2012 election and previous election cycles, he said. “They’ve been at this […]

But Russian interference in U.S. elections is nothing new, Pompeo told an audience at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance dinner. Russians also intervened in the 2012 election and previous election cycles, he said.

“They’ve been at this a hell of a long time,” the former Kansas congressman said.

Pompeo’s comments came hours after Donald Trump Jr. released emails about a meeting being arranged with a Russian lawyer. The emails also show he was promised potentially damaging information on Hillary Clinton — information he was told was a part of the Russian government’s support for his father.

“This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump — helped along by Aras and Emin,” publicist Rob Goldstone wrote on June 3, 2016, at 10:36 a.m. The email continues, “I can also send this info to your father via Rhona, but it is ultra sensitive so wanted to send to you first.”

Shortly after that at 10:53 a.m., the eldest Trump son responded, “Thanks Rob I appreciate that. I am on the road at the moment but perhaps I just speak to Emin first. Seems we have some time and if it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer. Could we do a call first thing next week when I am back?”

The emails present a new challenge for Mr. Trump’s White House and administration.

]]>https://topfmonline.com/cia-chief-russian-meddling-theyve-hell-long-time/feed/0White House under siege by Trump Jr.’s Russia revelationshttps://topfmonline.com/category-5-hurricane-white-house-siege-trump-jr-s-russia-revelations/
https://topfmonline.com/category-5-hurricane-white-house-siege-trump-jr-s-russia-revelations/#respondWed, 12 Jul 2017 09:36:02 +0000http://topfmonline.com/?p=25320The White House has been thrust into chaos after days of ever-worsening revelations about a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a lawyer characterized as representing the Russian government, as the president fumes against his enemies and senior aides circle one another with suspicion, according to top White House officials and outside advisers. President Trump […]

The White House is seen during the South by South Lawn, a White House festival of ideas, art, and action, October 3, 2016 at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC.

The White House has been thrust into chaos after days of ever-worsening revelations about a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a lawyer characterized as representing the Russian government, as the president fumes against his enemies and senior aides circle one another with suspicion, according to top White House officials and outside advisers.

President Trump — who has been hidden from public view since returning last weekend from a divisive international summit — is enraged that the Russia cloud still hangs over his presidency and is exasperated that his eldest son and namesake has become engulfed by it, said people who have spoken with him this week.

The disclosure that Trump Jr. met with a Russian attorney, believing he would receive incriminating information about Hillary Clinton as part of the Kremlin’s effort to boost his father’s candidacy, has set back the administration’s faltering agenda and rattled the senior leadership team.

Even supporters of Trump Jr. who believe he faces no legal repercussions privately acknowledged Tuesday that the story is a public relations disaster — for him as well as for the White House. One outside ally called it a “Category 5 hurricane,” while an outside adviser said a CNN graphic charting connections between the Trump team and Russians resembled the plot of the fictional Netflix series “House of Cards.”

Even Vice President Pence sought to distance himself from the controversy, with his spokesman noting that Trump Jr.’s meeting occurred before Pence joined the ticket.

Inside a White House in which infighting often seems like a core cultural value, three straight days of revelations in the New York Times about Trump Jr. have inspired a new round of accusations and recriminations, with advisers privately speculating about who inside the Trump orbit may be leaking damaging information about the president’s son.

This portrait of the Trump White House under siege is based on interviews Tuesday with more than a dozen West Wing officials, outside advisers, and friends and associates of the president and his family, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid.

The makeup of Trump’s inner circle is the subject of internal debate, as ever. Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and senior adviser; Jared Kushner, her husband and another senior adviser; and first lady Melania Trump have been privately pressing the president to shake up his team — most specifically by replacing Reince Priebus as the White House chief of staff, according to two senior White House officials and one ally close to the White House.

The three family members are especially concerned about the steady stream of unauthorized leaks to journalists that have plagued the administration over the nearly six months that President Trump has been in office, from sensitive national security information to embarrassing details about the inner workings of the White House, the officials said.

Stephanie Grisham, the first lady’s communications director, said: “Of course, the first lady is concerned about leaks from her husband’s administration, as all Americans should be. And while she does offer advice and perspectives on many things, Mrs. Trump does not weigh in on West Wing staff.”

Lindsay Walters, a deputy White House press secretary, disputed reports about Priebus’s standing. “These sources have been consistently wrong about Reince, and they’re still wrong today,” she said.

After this story first published, Josh Raffel, a White House spokesman, said in a statement on behalf of Kushner and Ivanka Trump: “Jared and Ivanka are focused on working with Reince and the team to advance the President’s agenda and not on pushing for staff changes.”

Trump recently publicly praised Priebus’s work ethic, and the chief of staff’s allies note that Priebus has done as good a job as can be expected under the unique circumstances of this administration. Defenders of Priebus have long said they expect him to make it to a year in the position, and Trump is said to be hesitant to fire him or any other senior staffer amid the escalating Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.

The mind-set of Trump Jr. over the past few days has evolved from distress to anger to defiance, according to people close to him. He hired a criminal defense attorney but maintains that he is innocent of any wrongdoing. After his tweets commenting on the matter drew scrutiny, he agreed to his first media interview — with his friend Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity on his show on Tuesday night.

One friend of Trump Jr.’s said the presidential son saw the Hannity appearance as an opportunity to give his version of Richard Nixon’s “Checkers” speech, a 1952 address in which the then-vice-presidential candidate defended himself against accusations of financial improprieties.

Trump has had no public events since returning Saturday night from Germany but has been closely monitoring developments with his eldest son in the news.

Trump continues to view the Russia controversy as an excuse used by Democrats for losing an election they thought they would win — and an attempt to undermine the legitimacy of his victory, aides said. They said that the president’s frustration is based on the media coverage of his son’s actions, as opposed to the actions themselves.

“He just looks at this as the continuum of taking a group of unrelated facts and putting them together in concentric circles and saying, ‘Aha — look what happened!’ ” said Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a longtime friend of the president who was chairman of the Presidential Inaugural Committee. “With Don Jr., whatever set of facts there are may not lead to the conclusion that the establishment media is making.”

Trump and his advisers are deeply frustrated that the disclosure by Trump Jr. has overshadowed the positive coverage they expected to receive from the president’s trip abroad, as well as other issues they hoped to spotlight this week, such as the Senate health-care bill and trade.

A handful of Republican operatives close to the White House are scrambling to Trump Jr.’s defense and have begun what could be an extensive campaign to try to discredit some of the journalists who have been reporting on the matter.

Their plan, as one member of the team described it, is to research the reporters’ previous work, in some cases going back years, and to exploit any mistakes or perceived biases. They intend to demand corrections, trumpet errors on social media and feed them to conservative outlets, such as Fox News.

But one outside adviser said a campaign against the press when it comes to Trump Jr.’s meeting could be futile: “The meeting happened. It’s tough to go to war with the facts.”

In the West Wing, meanwhile, fear of the Mueller probe effectively paralyzed senior staffers as they struggled to respond.

No official has yet delivered a robust defense of Trump Jr., although Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the principal deputy press secretary, told reporters Monday, “I would certainly say Don Jr. did not collude with anybody to influence the election.”

At Tuesday’s press briefing, Sanders read a brief statement from the president — “My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency” — but declined to speak further on the issue, referring all questions to Trump Jr.’s attorney.

Other senior White House officials were hesitant to talk about Trump Jr. — even on the condition of anonymity — for fear of exposing themselves legally.

Some top officials, as well as outside advisers, had earlier suggested that the White House conduct its own internal review to identify any potential problem areas related to Russia so that it can release the information on its own rather than be caught unaware by news reports. But that notion went nowhere, in part because officials were afraid to discuss any potential Russia interactions that could make them targets of Mueller’s probe.

One White House official went so far as to stop communicating with the president’s embattled son, although this official spoke sympathetically about his plight, casting Trump Jr. as someone who just wants to hunt, fish and run his family’s real estate business.

“The kid is an honest kid,” said one friend of Trump Jr. “The White House should’ve never let that story go out on the president’s son. . . . What he’s upset about was that it was a minor meeting and the media glare — anything that’s Russia-related, gets picked up the way roaches get caught in a roach motel.”

Eric Trump, another son of the president, defended his older brother Tuesday night by retweeting a message from British politician Nigel Farage, who said Trump Jr. was under attack because he is “the best public supporter” of the president. Eric Trump tweeted: “This is the ­EXACT reason they viciously attack our family! They can’t stand that we are extremely close and will ALWAYS support each other.”

Critics of Trump Jr. counter that he should have known better than to accept a meeting with someone who was explicitly described in an email as a “Russian government attorney.”

“It wasn’t naivete,” said Michael McFaul, the U.S. ambassador to Russia in the Obama administration. “It was, ‘Oh, they have some dirt on our opponent and I’m eager to receive it.’ Nobody thought to think, ‘Well, how did they obtain that? Is this coming from the Russian government, Russian intelligence?’ Those are the kinds of obvious questions that should have been asked, in my opinion.”

Pence found out about Trump Jr.’s meeting with the Russian attorney Friday evening in advance of the first Times story, said one person familiar with the discussions. Both Pence and his team view the Russia coverage as a distraction, and are working to keep the vice president clear of it and focused on Trump’s policy goals — such as health care, the subject of his scheduled visit to Kentucky on Wednesday.

“The vice president is working every day to advance the president’s agenda, which is what the American people sent us here to do. The vice president was not aware of the meeting,” Pence’s press secretary, Marc Lotter, said in a statement. “He is not focused on stories about the campaign, particularly stories about the time before he joined the ticket.”

On Capitol Hill — where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that he is delaying his chamber’s August recess by two weeks — Republican senators were becoming increasingly frustrated with the White House, which they blame for Congress’s inability to pass any major legislation.

A growing number of senators believe that the widening Russia probe — as well as the Trump-fueled tumult that seems to dominate nearly every news cycle — have stalled their legislative agenda, leaving them nothing to offer their constituents by way of achievements when they head home over the break.